Men’s boutique coming to Houma

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Jan 19, 2013 at 6:24 PM

In a few months, men will no longer have to drive to New Orleans or Baton Rouge to shop at a high-end boutique.

Sable LeFrereStaff Writer

In a few months, men will no longer have to drive to New Orleans or Baton Rouge to shop at a high-end boutique. Victoria Giglio, owner of Victoria’s Indigo Boutique, 112 Old Towne Blvd. Ct. in Houma, is launching Indigo for Men Boutique on Aug. 1.“We have a lot of men’s stores here, but we don’t have any high-end boutiques. Guys have nowhere to buy designer jeans and have to go out of town because of it,” she said. “I’m really excited about it. When I posted on Facebook, I had a lot of likes and comments saying, ‘about time’.” Giglio is scheduled to open the Indigo for Men Boutique in the same shopping center as her women’s boutique. The men’s boutique will be located in suite 102, and the women’s boutique is in suite 104. She is expecting to put the sign up shortly and has already planned trips to stock up on inventory. “I go to Dallas next week for market and to Las Vegas next month. There, I will buy clothing from different vendors for the boutique,” she said.Shoppers will be able to find a mixture of brands and prices in the boutique.“Just like my women’s store, they will be able to find things from $35 to $200. I’ll have $48 button downs and $280 button downs. We’ll have stuff for everybody. It’ll be really good brands, and when you wash, it won’t fall apart,” she said.Brands such as Citizens of Humanity, 7 For All Mankind, Hudson, Diesel, Georg Roth Los Angeles, Robert Graham and LOVE NAIL TREE will be found in the boutique.Giglio said her motivation for opening a men’s boutique derived from her customers’ feedback.“Customers have expressed their concern to me for years. Especially around Christmastime, I had customers come in and say, ‘Man I have to go out of town to get my husband some jeans,’ ” Giglio said.Employee Lauren Eymard, the future manager of Indigo for Men, said she has also heard customers talk about not having enough local shopping opportunities for their significant others.“Women will take their man shopping, and I hear them constantly asking Victoria to open this place because they have to drive to New Orleans and Baton Rouge,” Eymard said. “Otherwise, they just have mall-shopping. I think the men’s store will be a great addition to the women’s.”For couples who like shopping together, this could be a one-stop-shop opportunity, Giglio said. “It’s in a good location. It’s around a neighborhood, and if a guy wants to take his girl out for dinner or something, he could quickly stop in and grab an outfit and go,” she said.Giglio is planning a huge launch for the men’s boutique in her fall fashion show in August. Though she has no set date, this will be the first time men will appear on the runway. “I’m excited. It’s going to be cool to have men in that. I am also looking forward to having men on the front cover of the Indigo Magazine too,” Giglio said.Giglio recently launched inspiredbyindigo.com and said she cannot wait to add the men’s section to the site. The website will also be featured in ELLE Magazine.

Staff Writer Sable LeFrere can be reached at 985-857-2204 or at sable.lefrere@houmatoday.com.

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